| Melissa Middleton | |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $69,588 |
| Singlesrecord: | 94–84 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 225 (September 13, 1999) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1999) |
| Doublesrecord: | 30–37 |
| Doublestitles: | 2 ITF / 0 WTA |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 116 (February 25, 2002) |
Melissa Middleton (born June 6, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.
Middleton, a right-handed player, was born and raised in Houston, Texas.[1] A successful player in junior tennis, she won both the Easter Bowl and USTA National Clay Court Championships as an under 16 in 1996.[2]
On the professional tour, Middleton reached a career best singles ranking of 225. In 1999 she featured as a wildcard in the US Open main draw and reached the second round of the Lipton Championships, with a first round win over Lori McNeil.[3] As a doubles player she made it to 116 in the world and was a WTA Tour finalist in Memphis in 2002.[4]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $40,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | January 15, 2001 | Boca Raton, US | Hard |  Jacqueline Trail |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 5, 2001 | Saltillo, Mexico | Hard | Courtenay Chapman |  Conchita Martínez Granados  Melisa Arévalo | 6–7(3), 6–0, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 1. | April 29, 2001 | Sarasota, US | Clay |  Nirupama Sanjeev | Janet Lee Samantha Reeves | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 2. | January 27, 2002 | Fullerton, US | Hard | Brie Rippner | Amanda Hopmans  Giulia Casoni | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 3, 2002 | Rockford, US | Hard (i) | Brie Rippner | Amanda Hopmans Giulia Casoni | 4–6, ret. |